The Daily Haymaker

Geeeeeezzzz. Is this guy STILL here?

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It takes a special brand of jackass to give their formal notice at work, and then hang around and antagonize the boss, customers and co-workers throughout the duration of said

Socialism. Why so afraid? (Psst — it’s ALREADY here. It’s BEEN here.)

Posted on September 7, 2026September 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

With kooks calling themselves “social democrats” winning elections in well-known kooky places across the country, the alarm is being sounded. The hammer-and-sickle is coming for us all. (*Buckle up.*) As

Roy Cooper: The next Bill Clinton? (or John Edwards ???)

Posted on September 6, 2026September 7, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The current state of our US Senate race has national figures in both party establishments swooning over Roy Cooper. He’s projecting a “moderate” image, we’re told. He’s a southerner, we’re

Once again, state government smacks down Dockery, Town of Robbins

Posted on September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s been a few months since we learned of the state audit which determined the Town of Robbins and its mayor Cameron Dockery failed over multiple consecutive years to perform

Hey, it could be worse. (Um, couldn’t it?)

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It all started with a Thom Tillis vendetta. Now it appears to be ending with some crying in the Harris-Teeter and a public shaming on the House floor. It all

NC’s US Senate race 2026: One big woke, green mess?

Posted on September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Our ticket-topper in November is starting to look like a real lose-lose situation. You think you found a reason to not vote for one of the two major party candidates.

Buckhout, BUSTED.

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Thanks to the online gambling craze sweeping the country, sites like Kalshi are now an integral part of our culture. Kalshi goes out of its way to claim it is

Even MORE Whatley lobbying activity ($$$$) disclosed

Posted on August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Let’s see. We’ve heard about Mike’s big payday from the national Republican Party. We’ve heard about the lobbying firm HBW Resources he co-founded. But we’ve recently learned of yet

RNC paid Michael Whatley more than ONE MILLION DOLLARS

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Brant Clifton

On February 28, 2022, Michael Whatley was named general counsel of the Republican National Committee. (I guess it didn’t matter that he wasn’t licensed to practice law at the time.)

Drive-bys lament possible debate-less Senate race